eBook & Audiobook Review: Text Appeal by Kylie Scott, narrated by Andi Arndt (Port Stewart #1)
Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. The audiobook was listened to as part of the Audible Plus catalog.
Text Appeal was originally released as an Audible Original back in mid-July, and Kylie Scott is now publishing the eBook and paperback versions via multiple retailers. This is the first in the Port Stewart series, a fictional small town in the Pacific Northwest. With the audiobook available as part of my Audible Plus subscription, I decided to go ahead and do a read-and-listen thing, with the audio being narrated by one of my go-to female voiceovers, Andi Arndt. It's something I haven't done in a while, but Scott is an author whose work I've enjoyed countless times in the past, and two of her previous Audible Originals, Repeat and Pause, both of which were also narrated by Arndt, are among some of my favorites.
When twenty-nine-year-old Riley Cooper makes the move from the lights and sounds in the deserts of Vegas to the small town of Port Stewart along the coast of the Pacific Northwest, the last thing she expects is to become embroiled in a love triangle. But that's what happens when her new mobile number turns out to be the old one some guy named Connor had and his ex, Ava, immediately assumes Riley is Connor's new girlfriend. The mix-up could be easily explained if only Ava would listen, but then Connor shows up on Riley's doorstep with an out-of-this-world arrangement: Connor and Riley pretend to date in order to get everyone off of Connor's back about reconciling with Ava; in return, he'll introduce Riley around Port Stewart. After a month, they'll go their separate merry ways. If only it were that simple.
The fake dating/relationship trope isn't a romance trope I immediately gravitate to. More often than not, I'll pick the book up because of the author, with hopes that the tried and tested fake to real thing is given creative and original touches. There were noteworthy things about the book, particularly, most of the cast of characters, especially the female main character, Riley, who I adored, and the townsfolk who were a great eclectic mix of personalities that kept things interesting. Kudos as well for Ava being a breath of fresh air. On the other hand, the male main character, Connor, lacked some oomph, although he was a likable guy. The story as a whole was entertaining, with Kylie Scott's town of Port Stewart enticing enough that I wouldn't mind a return visit, and Andi Arndt's narration was, as always, superb. Four stars.
eBook Release Date: 22 October 2024
Date Read and Listened to: 20 October 2024
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